Tractor plow



Nov. 2, 1937. E. w. PARK 2,097,841

TRACTOR PLOW Original Filed May 19, 1936 2 Sheets-Shet 1 A iiorneys Nov. 2, 1937v E. w. PAR'K 2,097,841

TRACTOR PLow Original Filed May 19, 1936 2 Sheets-$heet 2 Attorneys Patented Nov. 2, 1937 i y UNITE STTE. ATENT OFFICE TRACTOR PLOW Elmer William Park, near Fredericksburg, Va.

Continuation of application Serial No. 80,590, May 19, 1936. This application February 12, 1937, Serial No. 125,520 1 2 Claims. (01. 97-47) This application is a continuation of my apa hand lever 14 equipped with a detent I for plication Serial No. 80,590, filed May 19, 1936, cooperation with the segment l2 to secure the which has become abandoned. lever M at the desired adjustment.

This invention relates to a plow and the ob- Lever 4 at the point l3 has an arm extension 5 ject of the invention is to provide a plow which I6 equipped with a laterally disposed ball that 5 may be readily and quickly attached to the draw is engaged in a socket on one end of a rod l8. bar of a tractor. v On the opposite end thereof rod I8 is equipped More particularly the invention is concerned with a suitable socket structure 19 that is enwith improved means for connecting the plow gaged with a ball 20 on the closed end of a- U- 10 beam with the draft bar in a manner to permit shaped bracket 2| which straddles the beam H 10 thebeam to be rocked or rotated either to the from one side thereof and is suitably secured right or left for varying the angle of the beam to the beam in any suitable manner as by being with respect to the perpendicular, and also with welded thereto. (See Figures 1, 2 and 3.) It improved means for adjusting the plow relawill thus be seen that by rocking the lever i4 tiVelY 110 its beam f c o g e g g beam M will be rocked either to the right or left 15 depth of the plow. for placing the plow 22 provided on the free end The invention together Wi h i s objects and of the beam H in a manner hereinafter set out, advantages will be best understood from a study at the desired angle to the perpendicular. Thus of the following description taken in connection it W111 be seen that the plow 22 may be tilted With the accompanying drawings w ere n: quickly and easily and held at the desired tilted 20 Figure l is a side elevational View illustrating position, the application of the invention to a tractor. The plow 22 has integralwith 01 Otherwis Figu es 2 and 3 are detail sectional views taken fixedly secured to the share thereof an attachsubstantially on the lines 2-2 and 3-3, respecing flange 23 to which is bolted or otherwise sey, of Figure cured as at 24 bracket arms 25 disposed at oppo- 25 Figure 4 is a fragmentary enlarged detail view ite sides of the flange 23. pa in s i n a d pa Iy in vat o il us- Arms 25 and the flange 23 are pivoted to the trating he means r adjusting the plow r laends of the sides of the beam ll through the tive to its beam. medium'of a pivot bolt 26. Figure 5 is a detail sectional view taken sub-. Also arms 25 above the pivot 26 have angu- 3 stantially 0n the line o Figure larly disposed extensions which are apertured to Figure 6 is a edge e n l V ew O n receive the smooth or non-threaded portions 21 eccentric quipp d ltof a bolt 28 such as shown in Figure '1.

Figure '7 is a side elevational view of the bolt. Bolt 28 has threaded ends 29 to receive nuts Figure 8 is a side elevational view of the lower or the like for securing the .bolt between said 5 portion of a hand lever forming part of the angular ends of the arms 25.

mechanism h w in u e Bolt 28 is also formed integrally with a sub- Referring to the drawings by reference nustantially rectangular part 30 which fits in a merals it will be seen that 5 indicates generally correspondingly shaped opening 3| provided i the gear portion of a tractor which latter is proa hand lever 32 whereby rotative movement of 40 vided with the usual draw bar 6. the lever 32 is transmitted to the bolt 28 for In accordance with the present invention there turning the latter. is suitably secured in the draw bar 6 any suitable Adjacent the part 30 thereof bolt 28 is proyp of bracket 1. PiVOtecl the bracket 1 as vided with an eccentric 33 with which is engaged at 8 is a substantially U-shaped yoke 9 to which one end of a link 34 the other end of which is 45 is swivelly connected as at It one end of a plow pivoted between the sides of the beam H through be m the medium of a bolt 3511: that extends between The plow beam II is substantially U-shaped the sides of the beam II and is provided with a and at its closed end is connected through the spacer sleeve 36. Disposed on the sleeve 36 bemedium of the bolt ID with the yoke 9 in a mantween the link 34 and the sides of the beam ll 50 ner to permit the beam H to be tilted either to are washers or spacer disks 3! all of which is the right or left relatively to the yoke 9. clearly shown in Figure 5.

For rocking the beam ll either to the right From the above it will be seen that when lever or left there is suitably mounted on the draft bar 32 is rocked a swinging movement will be trans- 6 a rack segment I2 to which is pivoted as at l3 mitted to the plow 22 for swinging the latter 55 adjustment through the medium of a detent 38 with which lever 32 is equipped and which 00- operates with a rack segment 35 provided on one of the bracket arms 25 as shown in Figures 1 and 4.

It will thus be seen that by the operation of the lever I4 the angle of the plow 22 may be varied as found desirable while by operating the lever 32 the digging depth of the plow, that is the angle of the nose or point of the plow may be adjusted perpendicularly with respect to the ground as found desirable.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that the devices disclosed are especially adapted for attaching a hillside or reversing plow to a garden tractor; also, that the ball and socket connections conduce to great flexibility in turning.

The tractor seat and seat support shown in Figure 1 are not comprised in my invention and, therefore, may "be altogether omitted without affecting the same.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:-- I

v 1. In the plow improvement described and in combination, a plow having an upstanding flange, a plow beam, bracket arms fixed to and extending upwardly from said flange of the plow, one of said arms, having an upstanding segmental rackrfixed thereto, a lever alongside said rack and having an angular opening in its end portion and also having a detent complementary to said rack, a transverse bolt journaled and secured in position in said bracket arms and having between said arms and alongside each other an eccentric and an angular part, the latter disposed in the angular opening of the lever, and a link having a circular opening receiving said eccentric, said link extending forwardly from the eccentric and pivotally connected to the beam at an intermediate point in the length of the latter.

2. In the plow improvement described and in combination, a plow having an upstanding flange, a plow beam, bracket arms fixed to and extending upwardly from said flange of the plow, one of said arms having an upstanding segmental rack fixed thereto, a lever alongside said rack and having an angular opening in its end portion and also having a detent complementary to said rack, a transverse bolt journaled and secured in position in said bracket arms and having between said arms and alongside each other an eccentric and an angular part, the latter disposed in the angular opening of the lever, and a link having a circular opening receiving said eccentric, said link extending forwardly from the eccentric and pivotally connected tothe beam at an intermediate point in the length of the latter; the said plow beam being turnable about its axis, draft means, a connection between the plow beam and draft means permitting of said turning of the beam, manually operable means carried by the draft means and connected with the plow beam for said turning of the latter and means for adjustably fixing said manually operable means.

ELMIER WILLIAM PARK. 

